** Description changed: Binary package hint: initramfs-tools - When generating a new initramfs there is no check for available free - space, subsequently its possible for update-initramfs to fail due to a - lack of free space. This is resulting in package installation failures - for initramfs-tools. For example: + When installing a kernel, /boot may become full during execution of + post-installation script typically when update-initramfs is creating or + updating an initrd.img file. This is resulting in kernel installation + error. For example: Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.8ubuntu3) ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic gzip: stdout: No space left on device E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1 update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 - WORKAROUND: + Ideal behavior: - Remove unused kernels using computer janitor (not in repositories for - 14.04 or later) or manually free space on your partition containing the - /boot file system. + Give a more helpful error message when this unfortunate situation occurs + so that user can fix the broken system and keep it going. - See instructions here + Workaround: + + As the bug reporting system forwards user to this bug report, such instructions can be given here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RemoveOldKernels
** Summary changed: - update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error when there isn't enough free space + update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space Status in initramfs-tools: Confirmed Status in Software Updater: New Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: Binary package hint: initramfs-tools When installing a kernel, /boot may become full during execution of post-installation script typically when update-initramfs is creating or updating an initrd.img file. This is resulting in kernel installation error. For example: Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.8ubuntu3) ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic gzip: stdout: No space left on device E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1 update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Ideal behavior: Give a more helpful error message when this unfortunate situation occurs so that user can fix the broken system and keep it going. Workaround: As the bug reporting system forwards user to this bug report, such instructions can be given here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RemoveOldKernels To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/initramfs-tools/+bug/798414/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
